The Big Sleep

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film film noir mystery film

The Big Sleep is a classic 1946 film noir mystery, directed by Howard Hawks and based on Raymond Chandler’s novel, renowned for its complex plot and iconic performances by Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

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The Big Sleep (1946 film) 2
The Big Sleep (novel) 1
The Big Sleep (1978 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
film noir ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ
author Raymond Chandler ⓘ
basedOn The Big Sleep self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Big Sleep (novel)
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
character Carmen Sternwood ⓘ
General Sternwood ⓘ
Philip Marlowe ⓘ
Vivian Rutledge ⓘ
cinematographyBy Sidney Hickox ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Howard Hawks ⓘ
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
surface form: Warner Bros.
editedBy Christian Nyby ⓘ
filmSeries Philip Marlowe ⓘ
surface form: Philip Marlowe films
genre film noir ⓘ
mystery ⓘ
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surface form: The Big Sleep (1978 film)
leadActor Humphrey Bogart ⓘ
leadActress Lauren Bacall NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainCharacter Philip Marlowe ⓘ
musicBy Max Steiner ⓘ
notableFor complex plot ⓘ
on-screen chemistry between Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall ⓘ
snappy dialogue ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrays private detective ⓘ
producer Charles K. Feldman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Howard Hawks ⓘ
productionCompany Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
surface form: Warner Bros.
rating considered a classic of film noir ⓘ
releaseDate 1946-08-23 ⓘ
releaseYear 1946 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 114 ⓘ
screenwriter Jules Furthman ⓘ
Leigh Brackett ⓘ
William Faulkner ⓘ
setInPeriod 1930s ⓘ
setting Los Angeles ⓘ
starring Dorothy Malone ⓘ
Humphrey Bogart ⓘ
John Ridgely ⓘ
Lauren Bacall NERFINISHED ⓘ
Martha Vickers NERFINISHED ⓘ
studioEra Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
title The Big Sleep self-linksurface differs ⓘ

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Lauren Bacall → notableWork → The Big Sleep ⓘ
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